Carrying pouch attachable to garments

Abstract

A pouch attachable to a garment to store objects of credit card length and width has a container with front and back walls fixed to each other along bottom and opposite side edges to define a compartment sized to receive and hold, in a substantially immobile condition, several of the objects when they are stacked face-to-face and inserted through an open top edge of the container. Mating pieces of hook-and-loop material seal the open top edge to secure the objects in the container. A strap fixed at one of its ends to a back face of the container back wall proximate one of its edges extends across the container back face to its free end at a point proximate another of its edges. A segment of hook-and loop material is fixed along its entire length to the entire length of the front face of the strap. A mating segment of hook-and-loop material is fixed along its entire length to the back face of the container back wall between the fixed end of the strap and the point at the free end of the strap. When the segments of hook-and-loop material are mated with a segment of the garment disposed between a portion of their lengths, the container is immobilized in relation to the garment The container side edges are preferably arcuate so as to approximately conform to cleavage between a woman's breasts and further immobilize the pouch when it is used between the cups of a woman's bra.

What is claimed is:  
     
       1. For storing a plurality of objects of credit card length and width stacked face-to-face, a pouch attachable to a segment of a garment comprising a container having independent front and back walls fixed to each other along bottom and opposite side edges to define a compartment sized to receive and hold the plurality of objects inserted in a lengthwise direction through an open top edge thereof in substantially immobile condition therein, means for sealing at least a portion of said open top edge so as to secure the objects inserted therein, a strap fixed at one end thereof to a back face of said back wall proximate one of said edges of said container and extending across said back face to a free end of said strap at point proximate another of said edges, a segment of hook-and loop material fixed along its entire length to an entire length of a front face of said strap and a mating segment of hook-and-loop material fixed along its entire length to said back face of said container back wall between said strap fixed end and said point whereby, when said segments of hook-and-loop material are mated with the segment of the garment disposed therebetween over a portion of said lengths thereof, said container is immobilized in relation to the garment. 
     
     
       2. A pouch according to claim  1 , said strap extending from said fixed end at approximately a midpoint of said top edge to said free end at approximately a midpoint of said bottom edge. 
     
     
       3. A pouch according to claim  1  further comprising a pull tab extending from said free end of said strap. 
     
     
       4. A pouch according to claim  1 , said sealing means comprising mating pieces of hook-and-loop material, one of said pieces being fixed to a front face of said back wall and another of said pieces being fixed to a back face of said front wall. 
     
     
       5. A pouch according to claim  4 , said pieces being fixed proximate a midpoint of said top edge. 
     
     
       6. A pouch according to claim  1 , said strap extending from said fixed end at a point of one of said side edges to said free end at a point of another of said side edges. 
     
     
       7. A pouch according to claim  6 , said strap extending in a direction parallel to said top and bottom edges. 
     
     
       8. A pouch according to claim  6 , further comprising a second strap having second mating hook-and-loop segments cooperable therewith and with said back face of said container back wall, said second strap having different fixed and free end points than said first strap. 
     
     
       9. A pouch according to claim  8 , said straps being in parallel spaced-apart relationship. 
     
     
       10. For storing a plurality of objects of credit card length and width stacked face-to-face, a pouch attachable to a bra comprising a container having front and back walls fixed to each other along bottom and opposite side edges to define a compartment sized to receive and hold the plurality of objects inserted in a lengthwise direction through an open top edge thereof in substantially immobile condition therein, said side edges being arcuate so as to approximately conform to cleavage between the cups of the bra, means for sealing at least a portion of said open top edge so as to secure the objects inserted therein, a strap fixed at one end thereof to a back face of said back wall proximate one of said edges of said container and extending across said back face to a free end of said strap at point proximate another of said edges, a segment of hook-and-loop material fixed along its entire length to an entire length of a front face of said strap and a mating segment of hook-and-loop material fixed along its entire length to said back face of said container back wall between said strap fixed end and said point whereby, when said segments of hook-and-loop material are mated with the segment of the garment disposed therebetween over a portion of said lengths thereof, said container is immobilized in relation to the garment. 
     
     
       11. For storing a plurality of objects of credit card length and width stacked face-to-face, a pouch attachable to a segment of a garment comprising a container having front and back walls fixed to each other along bottom and opposite side edges to define a compartment sized to receive and hold the plurality of objects inserted in a lengthwise direction through an open top edge thereof in substantially immobile condition therein, said back wall of said container comprising two layers of cloth, means for sealing at least a portion of said open top edge so as to secure the objects inserted therein, a strap fixed at one end thereof to a back face of said back wall proximate one of said edges of said container and extending across said back face to a free end of said strap at point proximate another of said edges, a segment of hook-and loop material fixed along its entire length to an entire length of a front face of said strap and a mating segment of hook-and-loop material fixed along its entire length to said back face of said container back wall between said strap fixed end and said point whereby, when said segments of hook-and-loop material are mated with the segment of the garment disposed therebetween over a portion of said lengths thereof, said container is immobilized in relation to the garment. 
     
     
       12. A pouch according to claim  11 , said back wall further comprising a layer of material rigid in comparison to said cloth layers disposed therebetween. 
     
     
       13. A pouch according to claim  11 , a back layer of said two layers of cloth being moisture absorbent. 
     
     
       14. A pouch according to claim  13 , a front layer of said two layers of cloth being impermeable to moisture. 
     
     
       15. For storing a plurality of objects of credit card length and width stacked face-to-face, a pouch attachable to a segment of a garment comprising a container having front and back walls fixed to each other along bottom and opposite side edges to define a compartment sized to receive and hold the plurality of objects inserted in a lengthwise direction through an open top edge thereof in substantially immobile condition therein, said front wall of said container comprising two layers of cloth, means for sealing at least a portion of said open top edge so as to secure the objects inserted therein, a strap fixed at one end thereof to a back face of said back wall proximate one of said edges of said container and extending across said back face to a free end of said strap at point proximate another of said edges, a segment of hook-and loop material fixed along its entire length to an entire length of a front face of said strap and a mating segment of hook-and-loop material fixed along its entire length to said back face of said container back wall between said strap fixed end and said point whereby, when said segments of hook-and-loop material are mated with the segment of the garment disposed therebetween over a portion of said lengths thereof, said container is immobilized in relation to the garment. 
     
     
       16. A pouch according to claim  15 , a front layer of said two layers of cloth being decorative. 
     
     
       17. A pouch according to claim  15 , a back layer of said two layers of cloth being impermeable to moisture. 
     
     
       18. For storing a plurality of objects of credit card length and width stacked face-to-face, a pouch attachable to a segment of a garment comprising a container having independent front and back walls fixed to each other along bottom and opposite side edges to define a compartment sized to receive and hold the plurality of objects inserted through an open top edge thereof in substantially immobile condition therein, a strap fixed at one end thereof to a back face of said back wall proximate one of said edges of said container and extending across said back face to a free end of said strap at point proximate another of said edges, a segment of hook-and loop material fixed along its entire length to an entire length of a front face of said strap and a mating segment of hook-and-loop material fixed along its entire length to said back face of said container back wall between said strap fixed end and said point whereby, when said segments of hook-and-loop material are mated with the segment of the garment disposed therebetween over a portion of said lengths thereof, said container is immobilized in relation to the garment. 
     
     
       19. A pouch according to claim  18  further comprising means for sealing at least a portion of said open top edge so as to secure the objects inserted therein.